Investing.com – Japan stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Banking, Mining and Shipbuilding sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 lost 2.42% to hit a new 1-month low.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Toyobo Co., Ltd. (T:3101), which rose 5.99% or 10.0 points to trade at 177.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Nippon Suisan Kaisha, Ltd. (T:1332) added 2.10% or 12.0 points to end at 584.0 and Nichirei Corp. (T:2871) was up 1.44% or 13.0 points to 914.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Tokuyama Corp. (T:4043), which fell 7.57% or 14.0 points to trade at 171.0 at the close. IHI Corp. (T:7013) declined 5.99% or 13.0 points to end at 204.0 and SUMCO Corp. (T:3436) was down 5.93% or 40.0 points to 635.0.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 1854 to 42 and 10 ended unchanged.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 9.52% to 28.07.
Crude oil for May delivery was down 0.53% or 0.19 to $35.51 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in June fell 0.27% or 0.10 to hit $37.59 a barrel, while the June Gold contract rose 0.69% or 8.40 to trade at $1227.70 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.86% to 110.38, while EUR/JPY fell 0.86% to 125.71.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.07% at 94.52.